(Photos: Pat Hodges)
The Salem tennis team had a great opening day of the Centralia Sectionals. Ella Robinson won her opening round match 6-1, 6-0 over Kennedy Zimmerman of Flora and will play Bella Walk of Vandalia today in the quarterfinal. Teammate Katee Sellers also won her match over Evelyn Reams of Nashville 6-2, 6-1 and will play Emma Bauer of Vandalia today.
In doubles, Adalynn Bumgarner and Allie Hustedde opened with a win over the duo from Fairfield 6-3, 6-0 and will open today with a matchup against the team of Forth and Forth from Flora. Teagan Lobek and Emmi John dropped their opener to Souder and Jones of Flora 6-0, 6-1.
Centralia’s Aliyah Wesling opened with a win over Aily Wright of Mt Vernon and then lost to Wren Braddock of Fairfield 6-0, 6-0. Camilla Mellano dropped her match to Mya Sloan of Flora 6-0, 6-0.
Centralia’s McKenna VanDeveer and Lily Hull dropped their opener to Forth and Forth of Flora 6-0, 6-3 and Remi McDonald and Liliana Nocerino dropped their opener to the team from Hillsboro 6-0, 6-1.
The Mt Vernon team of Abbie Russell and Paisley Brieseacher lost to the Fairfield team 6-2, 6-2.
